Tufted Duck or Juvenile Scaup (1 Viewer)

Xmor

Well-known member

• Nov 18, 2017

• #1

Can you please confirm if this is a Tufted Duck or juvenile Scaup. Shot was taken at the end of July.

 

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Nov 18, 2017

• #2

Looks Tufty to me. Scaup is distinctly bulkier, and with more white on its face.

 

esmondb

The fool that MrT doesn't pity

• Nov 18, 2017

• #3

Surely no juveniles of either duck in the UK in July

 

MTem

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• Nov 18, 2017

• #4

Where was the photo taken please?
Hard to be sure but it looks to have only one wingtip, so possibly pinioned.
If so (and apologies if it's clear from other photos that it isn't) apart from the supposed ban on photos of captive birds it also makes ID/age more complex. (Early breeding, hybrids, in-breeding etc.)
Mick

 

Nutcracker

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• Nov 18, 2017

• #5

esmondb said:

Surely no juveniles of either duck in the UK in July

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Should be plenty of Tufty juveniles in July! Probably mostly not fledged yet though.

 

Xmor

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• Nov 18, 2017

• #6

Shot was taken at a lake in Walsall West Mids 30/07/2017. Normally there's plenty of Tuffted ducks on the pool but on this day this was the only one and seemed bigger than a tufted.